Interior photograph of an apartment the Ray Apartments building located in Denver, Colorado. The 1906 Ray Apartment Buildings are good local examples of Neo-Classical Revival style during the early 20th Century and are the finest surviving examples of work by designer and master builder Daniel Wells Wood (1857-1945). The Ray Apartment Buildings were built early in the era of high quality apartment construction in Denver which began in ca. 1900. Their Neo-Classical Revival style was esteemed during the City Beautiful Movement, a national movement gaining momentum Denver at the time. Built in Denver's prestigious Park Avenue Addition in North Capitol Hill, the apartments attracted prominent Denver citizens as tenants. The buildings have been in continuous use as multiple dwellings. The body of work documented to Wood to date includes both single and multiple dwellings. A Colorado designer and builder from 1891 to 1945, Wood practiced primarily in Denver and Cripple Creek. Wood is mentioned as the builder of several Colorado school buildings and courthouses. One school built by Wood is documented to date: Limon Elementary School, Limon, Colorado.

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